Tag Archives: FARDC

Ntoroko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has completed the construction of a ferry at Hayibale landing site in Rwebisengo sub county, Ntoroko district. The installation of the ferry by the Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA will connect Uganda and Eastern DRC. It will have the capacity to carry more than 40 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 12 rebels have been killed during heavy fighting between the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in conjunction with Mai Mai militiamen with government army in two villages, south of the ‘Irumu territory, Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to Lieutenant Jules Ngongo, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventeen people were shot dead during a fresh attack by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the forest of Idohu village in Irumu, Ituri province, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to survivors and the Convention for the Respect of Human Rights (CRDH), an …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF troops together with FARDC have for the last two days been involved in community engagements to bridge the gap following the successful launch of ” Operation Shuja” in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The air force and artillery power of the …

Rwanda’s protest and fear of past DR Congo wars Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Finally, Uganda launched military strikes on the positions of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) inside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It happened sooner than expected and caught some by surprise. Even when the spokesperson …

Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) on Monday accused the March 23 Movement (M23) of conducting attacks in DRC’s northeastern border region with Uganda, where violence has escalated since the beginning of this year due to presence of numerous armed groups. The …

Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) have killed six members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel group, during offensives in the country’s northeastern Beni area since Friday morning, a military source said. Captain Anthony Mualushayi, military spokesman for Operations …

  Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | A group of rebels attacked several neighborhoods, including army and police positions, in the city of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), early Wednesday, according to security sources. The attack, which was blamed on a movement called …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans are among the suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels that were captured in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. According to Captain Antony Mwalushayi, the spokesperson of the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) for military operations, the suspected rebels …